NORTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
APPROVED
5/10/06
April 26, 2006
6:00 pm
Executive Session for Level III Grievance
Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 (9)
7:00 PM Business Meeting
Central Administration Building 100 Fairway Drive, North
Kingstown
“Challenging Student Excellence”
Minutes
I.
Meeting
Organization
A.
Call to Order;
Pledge of Allegiance
1.
Chairperson Don
DeFedele called the meeting to order at 7:15pm.
B. Roll Call
Present: Chairperson, Donald DeFedele; Vice
Chairperson, Denise Coppa; Renee Cockerill; Janice DeFrances; Bill
Mudge; Barry Martasian; Melvoid Benson, and William
Brennan,
Administration
Present:
Pupil Services; William J. Daly, Director of
Human Resources; Maureen Buck, Director of Administrative Services,
and
Lee Rabbitt, Director of Information Technology
Absent: Barbara Fitzsimmons, Ed.D, Director of
Curriculum
Legal
Representative: David Reilly, Esq.
C.
Calendars
1.
Important dates were
reviewed with the Committee:
a. Kindergarten
registration is being continued through April 27th.
b. There will
be a Town Council meeting on May 1st which will address the School
Committee’s request for
an exemption
to the spending cap for the contribution to pension fund and the capitol
improvements
suggested
for Wickford Middle School and Davisville Elementary School. The Town Council has
requested
that one representative from the School Committee speak at the meeting. Mr. Mudge
recommended that the Committee
does not participate under those conditions.
c. There will
be a School Committee Worksession on May 10th at 7:00pm that follows
an Executive Session
at 6:00pm.
d. There will
be an All Town Jazz Concert on May 11th at 7:00pm at the high
school.
e. May 17th is a professional
development day and there will be no school for students. There is a Keyworks
session
for the School Committee at 6:30pm.
f. On May 18th
there is a SELAC meeting at 7:00pm in the NK Library.
A request was made to
have the memo distributed to the School Committee from the Town Council
requesting one speaker
attend their meeting.
Motion
was made by Bill Mudge to write a letter to the Town Council stating that the
School Committee would not
participate in their meeting under their conditions. Seconded by Melvoid Benson because she did
not see the
correspondence from the
Town Council.
It was stated that this is the
Town Council’s meeting and that they have requested a school committee representative
be
present in the event
there are questions. Sending this
suggested letter would seem antagonistic.
Bill
Mudge felt that this meeting is for everybody to articulate their feelings and
it is outrageous not to be able to hear
everyone’s opinion.
Don DeFedele reminded the
committee that this is a Town Council meeting and a discussion for them. They
have
requested a School Committee
representative out of courtesy.
Vote: Fails 6
to 1 with Bill Mudge voting yes.
D.
Ground Rules
A
list of ground rules was to read to the Committee by Mr. DeFedele to approve
and abide by at this meeting.
Motion to accept the ground rules was
made by Don DeFedele. Seconded by Denise
Coppa.
Vote:
6 to 0 to approve, Bill Mudge abstained.
II.
Citizen’s Comments on Agenda Items:
A. Larry
Ceresi requested that the SELAC subcommittee be given chance to speak on the
Special Ed bus issue.
Don
DeFedele replied that he would do his best to see that it gets discussed.
B. Muriel Cammara reported that she was in
attendance at the Town Council meeting. The Town Council stated that they
did not
want a report from the School Committee, just a representative.
Mrs.
Cammara suggested that the School Committee follow the policy that the Town Council
uses for bids and awards.
They list
who won the bid and what the total bid cost.
Mrs. Cammara remarked that the tone that the Committee
started
with does not bode well.
C.
Kathleen Brown
asked about the consultant for needs assessment bid and when it was identified
as a need. Dr. Halley replied that he
initiated this item. Mrs. Brown noted
that a previous survey cost $3,000. This
seems like little information for a lot of money.
Mrs. Brown stated that she did not recall the
Superintendent’s contract ever being discussed and it should be listed under
New Business. She would like the public
to be able to discuss this.
Mrs. Brown stated that the Wellness Policy seems the
same as what was presented at the last meeting and asked if all questions had
been answered such as the USDA guidelines and if this affected programs during
school hours only or other programs such as PTO and athletic events.
Denise Coppa replied that this policy would apply to
all activities and compared this to the smoking policy. The policy is across the board for school
sponsored activities. The specifics will
be addressed in the regulations.
Mrs. Brown stated that she would like to speak to any
item under New Business.
Motion was made by Bill Mudge to move the special needs transportation
issue forward on the agenda. Seconded by
Janice DeFrances.
Vote: Unanimous to approve.
There was a discussion of
special needs buses arriving late to the schools. The issues addressed in the Bacon & Edge
report
have now been
corrected. A report was distributed detailing
exact arrival and pick up times of the special needs buses over
the past three days. Principals had also been polled and reported
an occasional problem but nothing occurring on a daily
basis. There is situation at Wickford Middle School
being worked on in which one student is arriving at bell time.
There was a concern about
students arriving after the 15 minutes that they are allowed to participate in
the breakfast
program.
Provisions are made for students if they arrive late and require
breakfast. These are mostly students who
are totally or
partially in self-contained
classrooms and have programs that are individualized so they are not missing
class work.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to direct the Superintendent to direct
Transportation to have the special needs
buses leave early enough to
arrive at the schools 15 minutes before school starts. Seconded by Renee Cockerill.
It was pointed out that the
buses could arrive without supervision of students because of staff not being
there that early where
the bus run starts.
It was suggested that the
principals come in early to supervise because we must comply with the law.
This report was only a
sampling of three days because of school being in recess the previous week and
more information was
requested.
Motion was made by Melvoid Benson to hear from SELAC regarding the
special needs transportation. Seconded
by
Bill Mudge.
Vote: Unanimous to approve.
Larry Ceresi,
SELAC co-chair, stated that there is a problem at Davisville Elementary and
Quidnessett schools. Davisville
Elementary is dismissed at
2:25pm and buses arrive daily between 3:00 – 3:15pm. Mr. Ceresi stated that this has been a
problem for two years and it
is not acceptable. Some students are
waiting 45 minutes after dismissal as well as arriving late in
the morning. They are entitled
to the same rights as other students.
There are students who are arriving 15 minutes late in
inclusion classes and this needs to be
fixed.
Mr. Ceresi made clear that he
was not complaining about the staff and felt the paras, monitors and bus
drivers were doing a
fabulous job.
Amendment to the main motion was made by Janice DeFrances that the
special needs students be treated equally for
arrival and dismissal times as non-special needs students. Seconded by Bill Mudge.
Vote: Unanimous to approve.
Sharon Schubert, SELAC
co-chair, distributed a letter to the Committee from a parent of a special needs
child.
It was stated that there was
conflicting information between the bus drivers reports and SELAC’s information
and there was a
need for more sampling of bus
arrival and pick up times.
Maureen Buck offered to record observations
of the bus times herself for two weeks.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end debate on the special needs bus
discussion. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote: 6 to 1 to approve, Melvoid
Benson voting no.
Vote on main motion to have special needs buses arrive 15 minutes before
school starts:
Denise Coppa Yes Melvoid
Benson No
Renee
Cockerill Yes Barry
Martasian No
Janice
DeFrances Yes Don DeFedele No
Bill Mudge Yes
Motion passes 4 to 3.
Motion was made by Barry Martasian to have a more detailed report from
Transportation with a recommendation by
the next Business Meeting.
Seconded by Melvoid Benson.
Amendment to the motion was made by Bill Mudge to have the
Superintendent submit a report by the next Business
Meeting. Seconded by Melvoid
Benson.
Vote on the amendment: Bill
Mudge Yes Barry
Martasian No
Don DeFedele Yes Janice
DeFrances No
Melvoid Benson Yes Renee Cockerill No
Denise Coppa No
Amendment fails 4 to 3.
Vote on main motion: Bill
Mudge Yes Don DeFedele No
Barry Martasian Yes Melvoid Benson No
Renee
Cockerill No
Denise Coppa No
Janice DeFrances No
Motion failed 5 to 2.
III.
Routine Items :
A.
Correspondence:
1. Don DeFedele recognized the high school
symphonic band for receiving a Superior A rating, which is the highest award
that can be given, at a recent competition in Annapolis. Congratulations were given to the band and
director, Toni Silveira.
B. Disclosure
of Executive Session Votes:
There was a 6:00 PM executive session for a level
three grievance attended by Barry Martasian, Don DeFedele, Melvoid Benson and
Bill Mudge. A motion was made by Melvoid
Benson to withdraw a letter from the teachers’ files. There was no second. A motion was made by Barry Martasian to
uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation.
Seconded by Bill Mudge. Vote
failed with Bill Mudge and Melvoid Benson voting no, Barry Martasian voting yes
and Don DeFedele abstaining.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Approved
items on the consent agenda
are marked with * on a
motion by Denise Coppa/Janice DeFrances with a vote of 6 to 0 with Bill Mudge abstaining..
Approved items that were exempted or amended within the consent agenda are marked with ** as
indicated immediately following the item.
Withdrawn or Tabled Items
from the consent agenda are marked with *** as indicated immediately following
the item.
Mr.
DeFedele reminded the Committee that there are other items on the agenda that
the Committee needs to discuss.
Dr.
Coppa suggested that the Committee decide the number of minutes that it would
like to spend on each agenda item and suggested that 20 minutes be allowed on
each item. All on the Committee agreed,
with Bill Mudge opposed.
C. Home
Schooling Requests – none submitted
D. Approval
of Minutes of Prior Meetings:
1. April 12, 2006 School Committee Worksession*
2. April 12, 2006 Executive Session*
E. Financial Items:
1. Monthly Financial Update*
2. Year-to-Date Budget Reports**
Denise Coppa referred to page 2 which lists legal services. This item is already 120.2% over budget and
would like to
put
this issue on the next agenda to discuss the need to keep an attorney at each
meeting.
An
itemized report of legal expenses was requested.
Motion was
made by Denise Coppa to add the discussion of attorney attendance at School
Committee Meetings with an
accounting
of legal costs for the past year to the next agenda. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Amendment to
the motion was made by Bill Mudge to include a discussion of having a contract
with the School
Committee
lawyer in compliance with School Department regulations. Seconded by Melvoid Benson.
Vote: Janice DeFrances Yes Denise
Coppa No
Bill Mudge Yes Barry
Martasian No
Renee Cockerill Yes Don
DeFedele No
Melvoid Benson Yes
Amendment
passes 4 to 3.
Vote on main
motion: 6 to 1 to approve with Don
DeFedele voting no.
Motion to
approve the Year-to-Date Budget report was made by Denise Coppa. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote: Unanimous to approve.
3. Quarterly Revenue Report**
Bill
Mudge asked about the current tuition rates being paid this year and next year,
and how many students are in each
category. Mrs. Buck will provide the requested
information.
Motion was
made by Melvoid Benson to have a breakdown of organizations who use the schools
and amount of rentals
paid by
each, as well as amount of rentals received this year for the next
meeting. Seconded by Bill Mudge.
Vote: Janice DeFrances Yes Denise
Coppa No
Bill Mudge Yes Barry Martasian No
Renee Cockerill Yes Don
DeFedele No
Melvoid Benson Yes
Motion
passes 4 to 3.
Motion was
made by Denise Coppa to approve the Quarterly revenue Report. Seconded by Renee Cockerill.
Vote: 6 to 0 to approve, Bill Mudge abstaining.
4. Monthly/Quarterly Report FY06*
F. Bids and Awards:
1.
Consultant for Needs Assessment Survey**
Janice DeFrances asked for the
reason for this bid. Dr. Halley
explained that this was to assess North Kingstown
residents’ attitude toward the
school department in order to assess our needs.
The SALT survey only includes students
and teachers opinions, but this
would include the entire town. This
would be individual contact by a telephone call to
approximately 400 residents.
Dr. DeFrances asked to see what
questions would be asked in this survey.
Bill Mudge agreed and was concerned
that we have other expenses to consider before this survey is approved.
Dr. Halley withdrew the request for
this bid and will provide the Committee with more information.
2.
Repair and Resurfacing of High School Track**
Bill Mudge questioned what account
this money would come from, asked why this was not submitted to the Asset
Management and why it was not done in
the budget last year when the budget was underspent by $292,000. He felt this is
a capital reserve item.
Maureen Buck explained that there
was a budget freeze last year starting in October. This project was not done because
there were other items that were
needed. Money was diverted from the
maintenance account with the permission of the
School Committee so there was not
enough money in the budget to do this last year.
The Superintendent did not recommend
this project last year, but is putting it in front of the Committee now for a
vote.
This is regular repair and
maintenance that should be done every three years. This is an item we can budget for and does
not need to be done through capital
reserve
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end debate on the resurfacing of the
high school track. Seconded by Janice
DeFrances. Vote to approve 5 to 2
with Bill Mudge and Melvoid Benson voting no.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to approve the resurfacing of the high
school track. Seconded by Barry
Martasian. Vote to approve 6 to 1
with Bill Mudge voting no.
3.
Floor Tile Installation at Davisville Elementary School**
Bill Mudge asked about the tile at
other schools. Mrs. Buck replied that
this is the only school that needs replacing so far.
This will not cover the whole school
because of the time it will take to complete the job.
Denise
Coppa felt that this was a health issue and should be approved.
Motion
was made by Denise Coppa to end debate on the floor tile installation. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote to approve 6 to 1 with Bill Mudge voting no.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to approve the
floor tile installation at Davisville Elementary School. Seconded by
Don DeFedele.
Vote: 6 to 0 with Bill Mudge
abstaining.
Recess was
taken at 8:55pm.
Meeting resumed at 9:10pm.
Motion
was made by Denise Coppa to approve the remainder of Item F – Bids and
Awards. Seconded by Janice
DeFrances.
Bill Mudge felt there was no rush to
approve since some of these bids were out of the 07 budget. He had questions on some
items such as the fire alarm maintenance –
how many hours would be worked and how much was spent last year.
Dr. Coppa stated that these things are day
to day operations and the School Committee’s job is only oversight. The School
Committee needs to allow the school
administration to do their jobs.
Motion
was made by Denise Coppa to end debate on the approval of Item F. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote to approve 5 to 2 with Bill Mudge and Melvoid Benson voting no.
Vote to approve the remainder of Item F:
5 to 2 to approve with Bill Mudge and Melvoid Benson voting no.
4.
Seal Coating for DE, SL, FP, QE, FC and HE*
5.
Bond ISDS Change Order*
6.
Fire Alarm Maintenance*
7.
Folding Partitions Inspection and Maintenance*
8.
Inspection and Maintenance on Gymnasium Equipment*
9.
HVAC Repair Bid*
10.
Service Agreement of Public Address/Intercom Systems*
11. Oil
Tank Cleaning*
12.
Septic Tank Cleaning*
G. Personnel Items:
1.
Appointment, Non-Certificated
Staff -
a)
Joan Greene,
Paraprofessional at Fishing Cove School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a
total of 30 hours per week, Step 1 @ $10.84 per hour, effective April 10,
2006. Budgeted.*
b)
Jayson Juhnowski,
Paraprofessional at Forest Park Elementary School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a
week for a total of 30 hours per week, Step 1 @ $10.84 per hour, effective
April 11, 2006. Not Budgeted.**
Bill Mudge
questioned where this un-budgeted money will come from. Denise Coppa replied that
this position is required by a student’s IEP so this position has to be
filled. Mr. Mudge asked if
it would be from the 10144 account or the kindergarten account, math or
SmART account.
Don DeFedele explained that it will come from the personnel account.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end
debate on the hiring of this position.
Seconded by Barry
Martasian.
Vote: 6 to 1 to approve with Bill Mudge voting no.
Vote to
approve item G1-B: 6 to 1 to approve
with Bill Mudge abstaining.
2.
Increase In Pay,
COZ Staff – Grant Funded
a)
Brenda Potter,
Certified Home Educator/Early Childhood Manager for the Parent as Teacher
Program, Even Start Family Literacy, NKKIN-NECT, Child Outreach and Parent
Development, from $25 to $29 per hour, 35 hours per week, effective January 1,
2006. Budgeted.*
b) Aleeza
Haggerty, COZ Arts Integration Coordinator, from $19 per hour to $22.50 per
hour, 15 hours per week for 40 weeks, 40 hours per week for 12 weeks, effective
January 1, 2006. Budgeted.*
3.
Resignation,
Non-Certificated Staff:
a)
Catherine
Monaghan, Paraprofessional at Quidnessett Elementary School, 6 hours per day, 5
days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, effective April 25, 2006.*
4.
Retirements,
Non-Certificated Staff:
a)
Margaret Lucas,
Principal Paraprofessional at Fishing Cove School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a
week for a total of 30 hours per week, effective June 30, 2006.*
H. Middle School Soccer Program for
Approval *
Bill Daly congratulated audience member Joan Greene who has just been
hired by the vote of the Committee.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
IV. Unfinished
Business
(For Discussion and Action)
A.
Exemption for the
Spending Cap of School Capital Reserve
Fund
Motion was made by Don DeFedele whereas,
the Town of North Kingstown Budget Policy adopted November 14, 2005 states
“Requests for funding beyond the Town Council’s established cap may receive
consideration but only to the extent that there is a documented critical need
that cannot be met with the established spending cap.”
And whereas, the School Committee has
identified in its Capital Budget listing of capital improvements items
that must be addressed in order to
maintain the facility infrastructure to support the education of students,
And whereas, these identified Capital
needs total almost $9 million in the immediate future and $5 million in the
long term,
And whereas, these identified Capital
needs are in addition to Capital needs currently supported by bonding or School
Modernization requests currently awaiting bonding support,
Be it resolved that the School Capital
Reserve fund will be supplemented by monies appropriated from the fund balance
to the level of $500,000 in the forthcoming budget.
Be it further resolved that this amount
will increase each year by $100,000 until the total amount appropriated each
year reaches $1,000,000.
Be it further resolved that the School
Capital Reserve Fund be exempt from any current or future spending caps.
Seconded by Denise Coppa.
There
was a discussion concerning if the Capital Reserve Fund was under the spending
cap or if this was a request to increase the funding of the Capital Reserve
Fund.
When
the Town Manager makes his budget, this is part of it. Last year the School Committee had to choose
if they wanted the money in the operating budget or in the Capital Reserve
Fund.
It
was suggested to address this motion in separate parts.
Mr.
Mudge submitted his summary of the Capital Reserve titled “Status Report of
School Capital Reserve Fund” (Appendix A) and felt that the Town should not
fund the Capital Reserve Fund from school funds.
Mr.
Mudge suggested that we discontinue the Capital Reserve Fund and every year
have an account that the School Committee controls, but it was stated that if
this were included in the operating budget, a tight budget could force cuts to
that account and projects would not get done.
We
are asking the Town to take money from their fund balance which is surplus
revenues. They fund some of the
municipal spending from this account – this year $870,000 – so in fairness, why
not also fund the schools from this account.
Dr.
Haley referred to page 160 of the Town Budget which states the policy of
accumulation and utilization of the fund balance in appendix C and page 161
appendix D. The fund balance utilization
and accumulation from 2001-2007 includes revenue, expenditures, total fund
balance and how the town disposed of the fund balance. On page 203 it explains that the town took
approximately $870,000 for the prior year’s surplus and in 2005 took $1 million from the prior year’s surplus.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end
debate on the exemption for the spending cap of the School Capital Reserve
Fund. Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote: Janice DeFrances Yes Renee
Cockerill No
Don DeFedele Yes Bill Mudge No
Denise Coppa Yes
Melvoid Benson No
Barry Martasian Yes
Amendment to the motion was made by Bill
Mudge to insert the words “not from the school fund balance” after the
statement, “Be it resolved that the School Capital Reserve fund will be
supplemented by monies appropriated from the fund balance…”. Seconded by Janice DeFrances.
Vote:
Unanimous to approve.
Amendment to the motion was made by Bill
Mudge to insert the words “not from the school fund balance” after the
statement “Be it further resolved that this amount will increase each year by
$100,000 until the total amount appropriated …”. Seconded by Janice DeFrances.
Vote:
6 to 1 to approve with Don
DeFedele voting no.
Amendment to the motion was made by Bill
Mudge to add that the school capital reserve fund not be considered as part of
the school fund exemption. No second.
It
was stated that by exempting the Capital Reserve Fund it would be making sure
that it is not included in the spending cap.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end
debate on the main motion. Seconded by
Barry Martasian.
Vote:
Denise Coppa Yes Bill
Mudge No
Barry Martasian Yes Janice DeFrances No
Don DeFedele Yes Renee
Cockerill No
Melvoid Benson No
Motion fails 4 to 3.
It
was stated that the last paragraph to the motion was needed because the school
capital reserve fund is included as part of the school fund. It has to be exempted from the spending cap
to separate it from the school budget.
Denise Coppa left at 11:00pm.
If
the Town Council agrees with the motion, they will transfer $500,000 from the
fund balance to the capital reserve fund.
The School Committee is asking to exempt that fund so that the Town does
not reduce the school budget by $500,000.
Motion was made by Don DeFedele to end
debate on the main motion. Seconded by
Barry Martasian.
Vote:
4 to 2 to approve with Melvoid Benson and Bill Mudge voting no.
Motion was made by Don DeFedele to
approve the exemption for the spending cap of the School Capital Reserve Fund
as amended with two changes. Seconded by
Barry Martasian.
Vote:
Unanimous to approve.
Motion was made by Don DeFedele to
adjourn the meeting after comments.
Seconded by Renee Cockerill.
Vote:
Unanimous to approve.
B.
Superintendent’s Contract
– Restructuring of Compensation Package – no discussion or action taken
C.
Health &
Wellness Policy – 2nd reading
Denise
Coppa presented the Health and Wellness Policy for a second reading with minor
changes. The sentence requiring that
physical education be extended to a full year program was removed, and purpose
and policy statements were added.
Dr.
Coppa noted that a section on start time could be added if it was desired by
the Committee and could be included under policy statement.
Mr.
Mudge felt that specific start times are not needed, just sleep issues and
asked if the Committee went over this.
Dr.
Coppa replied that she sent the policy to the Wellness Committee by e-mail and
did not receive comments.
Janice
DeFrances asked about after-school activities being offered for high school
credit.
This
could be a possibility of students receiving credit for participation in an
after-school activity such as a YMCA program or Interact Club. The specifics would be outlined in the
policy’s regulations.
Dr.
DeFrances assumes the regulations will include specifics for students with
disabilities.
Barry
Martasian suggested that there be more specifics in the policy about
after-school credits and stated that a sleep statement could be added in the
future as an amendment to the policy.
Dr.
Halley agreed with granting students credit for after-school activities. Graduations requirements are changing and
this could include documenting experiences to include in a portfolio. He envisions students writing proposals to be
approved for credit on an individual basis rather than giving students a list
of activities to choose.
Motion was made by Barry Martasian to
approve the Wellness Policy. Seconded by
Melvoid Benson.
Vote:
Unanimous to approve.
D.
2006-2007 School
Budget – no discussion or action taken
E.
Bond Issue Update
– no discussion or action taken
F.
Discussion of
Issues Pertaining to the Physical Limitations of WMS as Related to Current
Middle School Programs – no discussion or action taken
G.
2005-2006 School
Budget – no discussion or action taken
H.
2005-2006 School
Committee Goals and Objectives – no discussion or action taken
V. New Business
(For Discussion and Action)
A.
New Policy #GBEB
Standards of Employee Conduct – no discussion or action taken
B.
Bus Monitors’
Salary Proposal
Bill
Daly explained that this proposal is a change in how we pay bus monitors. Currently they are paid $14.00 per run which
works out to $7.17 per hour. This is not
an equitable salary for their responsibility for the safety of our
children. The proposal would change
their compensation to an hourly rate based on their number of years of
service. This would add $38,000 in the
FY07 budget.
Don
DeFedele questioned the one hour kindergarten run and asked if we comply with
minimum labor laws for employees. Bill
Daly will check the minimum requirements.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to
approve the bus monitor’s salary proposal.
Seconded by Barry Martasian.
Vote:
Unanimous to approve.
C.
Strategic Plan –
no discussion or action taken
D.
Southern RI
Legislative Coalition – no discussion or action taken
E.
Recommendation of
School Committee Representative to the Asset Management Committee
Three
candidates must be submitted to the Town Council to fill the position on the
Asset Management Commission as a
representative of the School Committee.
Dr. Halley recommended three applicants who he felt would serve the Town
and School Committee well.
There
was a request to see all of the applicants.
Motion was made by Bill Mudge to
postpone the decision until the Committee saw all the applicant’s names.
Seconded by Melvoid Benson.
It
was questioned if it was a problem with a bus contractor being an
applicant. Dr. Halley replied that it
was not a problem when this person previously served on the Asset Management
Commission and Town Council.
It
was asked what criteria was used to pick these candidates. Dr. Halley replied that he was looking for an
advocate for the schools and all three applicants would be a strong advocate
which has been missing from the Asset Management Commission. Some applicants were only looking to save
money.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to end
debate on the Asset Management Commission representative. Seconded by Janice DeFrances.
Vote: Unanimous to approve.
Vote to postpone the decision: failed 5 to 2 with Bill Mudge and Melvoid
Benson voting yes.
Motion was made by Denise Coppa to
approve the Superintendent’s recommendation of Asset Management Commission
representatives to the Town Council.
Seconded by Janice DeFrances.
Vote:
6 to 1 to approve with Bill Mudge
voting no.
F.
Special Education
Transportation Issues – discussed previously in this meeting
G.
Building
Feasibility Study of Wickford Elementary School by RGB – no discussion or
action taken
H.
Return of
Wickford Elementary School to the town of NK – no discussion or action taken
I.
Governing Style
Policy/Committee Self-Assessment Policy – no discussion or action taken
J.
Consider Letter
to Town Regarding High School Band Room Repair – no discussion or action taken
K.
Consider School
Committee Policies on Website – no discussion or action taken
VI. Reports
(For Discussion and Action)
A.
Special Reports
1. Middle School Foreign Language Program – no
discussion or action taken
B. Standing Committee Reports – none submitted
C. Ad hoc Committee Reports - none submitted
VII.
Citizens/Committee Members Comments:
A.
Muriel
Cammara suggested that the Committee not
antagonize the Town Council if they want this money.
B.
Kathleen Brown
requested a copy of the proposed change in the Superintendent’s contract. Dr. Halley responded that
Mr. Reilly advised that this does not
need to be made available until after the vote has been taken. Mr. Reilly stated that
this is not a public document. Mrs. Brown also questioned why this is under
unfinished business.
Mrs. Brown asked if the middle school
foreign language report would be discussed at the next meeting. Don DeFedele
replied that he would move it up on the
next agenda.
VIII.
Adjourn
Meeting
adjourned at 11:10pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
__________________________
Karen
A. Nutini
Administrative
Assistant
to the Superintendent/School Committee